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Dangerous CLAIMS.

In this part of the world CLAIMS are
dangerous only after they are eaten, and
then only to some persons; but travel
Ter among the South Sea Islands gives an
account of huge CLANS, so big that a
single shell makes an admirable bath for
4 child, the very touching Of which is
sometimes attended with fatal consc-
guences
Diving for CLAIMS generally falls to the
share Of the women, and many a one has
met her doom from getting nippcd by
the ponderous dentated shell, and SO
held prisoner in the depths, never to rise
again | heard several horrible stories
on this subject in FIJI, and here new ones
are added to the list.
Quite recently 4 poor fellow, fishing
on one of the Paumotu atolls, diycd
to the bottom of the lagoon, feeling for
pearl oysters, when he mluckily slipped
his fingers into a gaping clam-shcll,
which closed and held him as in a vice
The she'll lay in hole in the coral so
that it was impossible to reach the byssus
by which it was moored in that safe har-
Dor; the wrctched man, in agony Of
mind and of body, severed his own fin
gers with his knife, and rose to the sur
face, having, indeed, escaped drowning,
but being MANNED for life.
There have been other cases where a
diver thus imprisoned has, with greater
deliberation, contrivcd 10 insert his
knife into the shell, and so force it open
sufficiently to release his other hand.
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'E'Il Arp' in Tho Atlanta constitutional

'Eil Arp" in Tho Atlanta Constitution
heart good story the other dav
'3Iut " horse, and must tcll Il to tho
si"'t.'h. \ man had "a horse who
"I'.'' so down whenever hc was touch
~ lh the flank. He would lust squat
, ,,s ON hs hind quarters like IL dog.
H'. man tncl tohrcak him of it, Int he
tg,'"'tl . Wd nobody would buy him.
o"g 'G'y sportsman camc along and
lh''le hlm acquaintance, and they took
NJ II'e together to hunt partridges.
men they found n coycv the man
''l,' iltd ms heels to the horse, fnuks.
gud he sat down. "Wbat mokos ,.arr
morse h,i. do that said the sportsman.
Nv n.y. he's a SETTER said the man.
nc sets birds just like a dog" So the
SP"li smau Thought he was IL most won.
uefio Horse, and he snapped fo. him
ahl gave 500 to boot, and hr got ON him.
anu alter a while they came to creek
th't was pretty deep, and as tho sports.
man held up his legs to keep them ont
u ',le water his heels touched the horse
~ me flank and down he set in the wat.
or W hen he got Ajm up and ont and
was all dripping wet he was MS mad 4,
wet hen, and said, "Wer, sir. what
lhaie TINS horse do that way in the wat
or II forgot to tell You, sand til,
man. that he sets fish justus well as Il,
does birds.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-07-29
LananeSe Rocks.

How do the Japs make books? One
pauses almost in despair before the curl
Gus crow tracks which represent the
bookish sentiments of those western ma
tives. They print roll books, folded
books, block books, printed from wood
en- blocks-books printed from movable
type, like our own method, and books
autographed by skillful artists, editors
de luxe in japanese. The roll books arc
like the papyrus rolls of the Egyptian,
or the Greeks. Their folded books arc
like our railway time tables or panorama
books. The plate books are in all sizes,
resemble English books in binding and
arrangement, save that the columns, OF
which there are several, read in reversed
order from right to left. japanese bind
ing is light and apparently frail, but ow-
ing to careful usage lasts long while.
The schoolboy who would use his copy
Of the "seven rules of politcness, as q
Yankee boy docs his spelling book, would
be bastinadoed.
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CLIPPINGS FOR TIE crRIOrs,.:

There is a law firm in Baltimore WIN
the sign Dutch & French.
Fig,rc-hcads for ships arc going out
Of fashion
The South church in Peabody, Mass
has not missed a regular service since
1913.
According to DR.. Orme's estimate the
proportion for the whole United states
is now about to s.
The month after marriage is called the
honeymoon. from the practice oil inc
ancient Tcutons, who drank honey, wine
and dydromcl for a period Of thirty days
The English wars between the houses
Of York and Lancaster are known ms the
'rgars Of the Roses. The white rose
was the emblem of York and the red Oh
Lancaster.
Pctritied HOLSTERS, clans, turtles and
the like are found in great abundance IN
the santa Catalina Mountains in Arizona,
at a height of nearly 10000 feet above
the level of the sea.
The first omnibus in New York com
menccd running in 1880. 1t had the
word omnibus" painted IN large letters
on both sides, and was puzzle to most
pedestrians, who pronounced it yariouSly-
The name was generally supposed to be
chat of the owner
An experiment some time since made
10 ascertain the extreme thinncss when
it was possible to obtain in rolled iron
showed. as the result, Il sheet Of about
,he substance Of writing paper, in tact
$50 sheets would be required to constl-
ute one inch Of substance.
The possibility Of premature burial has
occn considered so great by the Madrid
authorities that the municipal cemetery
las been provided with an electrical sig
railing apparatus which will notify the
officials Of the slightest movement IN any
,ohin in the receiving vaults.
The abuse of alcohol, tobacco, opium
md quinine seriously affects the sight
out tea has not been considered liable tC
nave such influence The greatest OF
Russian tea merchants VI. Molchanotf
las, however, been seeking treatment il
Paris for weakness of vision induced by
he prolonged practice of tea-testing.
Henry NJ. Kcplcr of Middlctown, Nd,
'ound a turtle on his farm the othe
lay, and on the shell Of the turtle wa
tut &C. s.. 17G1." Mr.. Kcpler lookeC
over some old papers, and finding tina
n 1856 the farm was decided to Caspe
Shoaf, is confident that the letters anC
late were cut on the shell 12G year
ago.
A piano is the latest article to be mad
out Of paper. Says Chambers Journal
"A beautiful musical instrument of thi
Kind has lately been an object Of grea
curiosity to the connoisseurs and musica
,ayants Of Paris. The entire case j
made of compressed paper Only tw
IF these instruments have been made
One is still on exhibition; the othe
mas been sold to the Duke Of Devon
shire.
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BY TH0S. E. PARLET,
HRE -
e5@3 ~
Baltimore Horse & Carriage Bazaar,
Mes. 63, SIS and 81 n. Calvert ST.,
q leu4rrE CITY SPRINGS.

A LOTION sales every MONDAY, wEDNEs
ACDAY and SATURDAY, at 1917 o'clock,
precisely, of Horses, Mules, Carriages, Wagons,
Buggies, Harness, Halters, Brides Saddles,
Blankets, &c. Large stock Of Horses, Car
riages, Buggies, Wagons, &c, OF every descriP.
ton with Harness, Lap Blankets, &c, con-
Etantly on hand and a: private sale at the very
lowest market prices. am now selling New
Top Buggies from SIS mp 10 $50; New Ex-
press Wagons S55 to 800 New Harness from
IS to s25. Give me call before Purchasing
elsewhere. THOMAS L. PARIETI,
Auctioneer and Commission Merchant
dec l7-ly
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Lovers are prone b self-depreciation.
Said he, tenderly, as they sat looking at
the stars
Il do not understand what you can see
in me that you love me.
"That's what everybody says, gurgled
the ingenious maiden.
Then the silence became so deep that
you could hear the stars twinkling. =
Boston Courier,
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AYERS
Cherry Pectoral.

No other complaints are so insidious in their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs;
none so trifed with by the majority Of suffer.
ers. The ordinary cough or cold resulting
perhaps from trihing or unconscious ex.
posture, is often but the beginning Of a fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL Ia,
well proven its efficacy in forty years fight
with throat and lung diseases, and should be-
taken in all cases without DELAY.
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4 knowing Waiter.


III 4 TVsIdIIIdHI.
a frightfully bald customer has just
begun his dinner when he suddenly calls
the waiter and points to hair in thu
coup.
Where did that come from?"
1T must be monsieur's."
The customer, evidently much flat
tered, replies:
"No doubt, my good fellow, no doubt
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Flour, Feed, Grain & Liquor Dealers,
Cor. II and VI SITS. ). T.,
(Gaddis Old Stand,)
WASHINGTON, DC.

HAVING greatly enlarged our business by
/ i securing two large warehouses for store
ing the immense stock of goods that we are
compelled to carry to supply tn extraord j.
nary increase II our trade We will say, that
we are now prepared to meet all demands for
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Goods packed and delivered to transpor-
tation companies free of charge.
Buisls' celebrated Garden Seeds in large
assortment.
B. 3. EARNSHAW & BRO,
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Group. A Mothers Tribute


"While in the country last winter nv lit,,a
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II seemed as if he would die from straf-a'
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RoYA GLUE mends everything Broken
China. Gass. Wood. Free Was at Drugs " Gro
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- Piles, fstulm. rupture and strict
Ire radally cured. Book If particulars 10
,ents ntamps. Wor Us Dispensary Medical
Assoeison, Buffalo, n. Y.
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GunIFder is a prime necessity in moderl
warfare
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sabtal breakers the waves at Newport


DIR, WLTuN's CURE ron Piles is guaru1
iced to eve the worst case of piles. Price
by the
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Dughfers, Wives and Mothers,
Send fir Pamphlet on Female Diseases, fre3
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Ifafliced with sore eyes use DR. Isaac Yhomp
sons Eye water. Druggists sell at DC. per lottl'
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3 moths treatment for Soc Piso's Remedy
Tor CauIrh. sold by druggists.
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Baltimore \ Potomac Railroad
TINE TABLE. sOUTI
Cor. ii and VI streets =. II,
WASHINGTON. u. G.

After Sunday, December Goth, IS the
trains on this road will run as follows:
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Who Ger saw a suffering woman?
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And other affections arising from Impuri bl Cd NAV
appear at tn seas H. when the loo IS heated.
Hoods sarsaparilIa remlves the cause Of the7e
r'1obs By PURIFYING yitalizng an enriehn; the
hool and at the sam tine it gives tone and
strength to the whole system and max on feet
ike new man.
u know II obs sarsapa lila TO be good by the
trial gave it for eruptons my face, l had a
hard time to rfy my blood, bjt sueete Ted at las
tn Hoods sass apr lia."-HtgEY G. PA II, c. an
p ign, !.
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\ last man is usually very Sow when j
comes to paving LIS del l..
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BoiIs and PimpIeS

\ rcceiving teller a rossiping woman.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
PETERsBURG.
Incendiory Fire-Personai-ArreSt
for Forgery, dc.

for Forgery, dc.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
July 6, 1887.
The stable of DIR. H. q. Leigh, on
Union street, was discovered to be on
fire last night about 8 o'clock. MIR. Il.
NJ. Craddock. who was passing in the
vicinity at the time, gave the alarm,
and by his assistance and that OF
Others DIR. Leigh's horses were saved
and the fire extinguished. The clothes
of Richard Roller, o colored man, who
was rendering assistance, caught fire,
and he was somewhat burned about
the arms and neck. The fire was
doubtless the act of an incendiary.
DIR. Knox Thompson. coroner OF
Dinwiddie county, passed through the
city yesterday on his way home from
Richmond, where he has for some
time been under medical treatment
and where he underwent painful sur
qical operation. His health has beer
20 far benefited that he will soon be
able to practice again.
Hannah Jenkins (colored) has beer
arrested and sent on for trial in Surry
county on the charge of forgery. He
crime consisted in forging orders OF
merchants.
The rains throughout this section
during the past two or three days hav,
been general, and the crops are al
looking well.
: The Petersburg representatives a
the Gettysburg rennion have all re
turned, and speak in glowing terms Q
the hospitality they received.
ROBIN ADAIR.
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The Cettvsburg Parting.

The Baltimore Suns Gettysburg cor
respondent gives the following account
Of the parting of Pickett men and the
Pennsylvsnians
The great reHnion of the Blue and the
Gray is over, and every one is delighted
with its unqualified success. A portion
of the Philadelphia brigade left last
night. Pickett's men went of for
Richmond at o'clock this morning,
and at that early hour citizens and SOL
diers were up to see them off. Mrs.
Pickett and party left for Washington
about 8 O'Clock, and an hour later near
" all the remaining participants from
different sections earand far left Get
tysburg. There was large gathering
at the depot to see Mrs. Pickett off, and
many expressions of kindly feeling.
Mrs. Pickett captured the citizens of
particularly the ladies'
as quickly as she did the soldiers.
The closing scenes at the campfire
last night were as interesting as any OF
tue events Of the last few days. Cap
tain John i. Reilly, OF the Sixty ninth
Pennsylvania, declared that Picketts
men should not apologize or humble
themselves, as some cranks and polltl-
clans would have them do. There were
such cranks and politicians in Philadel-
phia, bat they had never faced can
non nor could they ever do it as Pick
ett's men had done. Such men as
Pickett's must not be demeaned to a
level with these men. Whenever
Pickett's men meet such cranks and
politicians they must ignore them. and
saw that Pickett's men and the Phila-
delphia brigade have shaken hands
over the stone wall at the bloody angle
ON Gettysburg's field, and that settles
everything. There is no room In the
United States for such politicians. APP
plause. W..
Judge William l. Clopton, OF Vir-
ginia, was mucn arplauded. Colonel
j. 0. Reilly, commanding the Sixty
ninth Pennsylvania, made manly,
hearty speech, full of good-fellowship,
which took the camp by storm. Colo
mel Avlett and Colonel Reilly entered
into a humorous crosS-f fire, which kept
the camp in roar. Colonel Il. b.
Berkeley, of the Farmvile Journal
made q good speech, and invited all to
Richmond. The commands formed
into lines and exchanged badges and
numerous other Souvenirs. Colonel
Aylett said he had long since given up
his badge, but if there was anything
else he had that was wanted he would
gladly give it up.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
IDENTIFIED.
THE MURDERER OF YOUNG wERrEN-
BAKER, THE BRAKEMAN.
The Coronsr's Inquest in Alexandris
Ysstsrday-Tbs Testimony In
the Case.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July Ga little
daughter Of Mr. Russell NJ. Swami died
this morning.
Captain Kcmper is back from San
Frnncisco.
The talk ofto.day has been last nights
murder at st. Asoph Junction. Wesley
Douglass, Alfred and William Kidwell,
and Albert Barrett were before the
mayor and committed for further hear
ing. The body of young Wertenbaker
was brought here by the noon train and
taken TO Wheatley's undertaking estab-
lishment. At half-past 2 the prisoners
were taken. closely guarded, in a bus
TO Wheatley's. DIR. Powell, city coro-
ner, at Constable Tipple'srequest, began
the inquest. DR.. O'Brien and others held
n post-mortem examination and testified
that death was caused by shock. Con
ductor Myers, of the train, told OF the
trouble, the fight, and the death of
Wertenbaker, and on being asked to
point out the man who threw the rock
that killed the brakeman, pointed out
Douglass Kidwell Engineer Davis,
who jumped down to the rescue OF the
traiDmen, corroborsied the conductors
story and recognized the same man, as
did Baggage Master Sam Garrett and
one West. Mr. Milt. B. Perry saw the
melee, but could not swear to the mans
identity. About 8 o'clock the jury,
consisting of Messrs. Edgar Padgett,
Frank l.. Entwisle, Charles Marshall.
William HerricB, Charlie Howell, and
John Lunt with Lunt as foremanl,
rendered a verdict in accordance with
the facts above, and the prisoners were
taken to jail.
The men worked at one OF the brick
Yards at Waterloo and were of on fur
Tough. Wesley they had been oyerin
MARYLAND and were on their way back.
Conductor Meyers says Barrett was
the ringleader and caused all the
trouble. He is twenty-five years OF
age. The others are younger. Werten-
baker. the deceased brakeman, was gen
tlemanly, popular, and trustworthy. He
had been on the road less than one
wear. He was Only eighteen, but
looked older. He was the son of
Woodwork Wertenbaker, living In
Washington, and nephew Of Colonel
Wertenbaker, of the Third regiment
The body was taken back to Washing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
A Strange Meeting ut Gettysburg
RICHMOND, Va, July 6, 1887.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Among the many incidents of the re-
union at Gettysburg | was an eye-wit-
ness to one we'll worthy of mention.
Sergeant Ii. Il. Smith, Of Company f;
Fourteenth Virginia infantry, had pre-
vious to this related to me that after pass
ing the rock wall he was wounded and
fell near where General ArDistead had
fallen, and that Federal soldier came
up and kindly offered to assist him,
which offer he declined in the hope
that our line would receive reiforce-
ments and he might be reclaimed.
Soon after reaching the battlefield on
Monday last member OF the Seventy
first Pennsylvania regiment came up to
me and stated that near the spot we
we're standing upon Confederate ser
geant fell wounded July 3, 1868, and
spoke of having offered to assist him
from the field. He expressed a great
desire to meet that man il living. l
told him l was satisfied / could pro-
duce the man. l turned and saw Ser
geant Smith standing not far off and
called him up and introduced him TO
his captor. After moments CONVEX
sation both men were perfectly salts
fed that they were the actors III the
scene twenty-four years ago. The
meeting was cordial one, assure you.
s. T.. READ.
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ONLY TWELVE HOURS BtrWrrN a-
MOND AND BALTlNOkL ~ "a.
DIRECTION
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SCHOONER ASHORE.
THE CREW SAVED Bur TAR CARGO
PROBABLY LOST.
The Charges Against Captain Seth FOSTER,
Of the Oyster aunboat-Per-
sonai Votes.


tcorre~ronacnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NoRroLY, VA, July 6, 1887.
The two-masted schooner Clemmic
Tavers, bound from Abaco, West
Indies 10 Baltimore, with a cargo OF
frnit, went ashore last night on Ocra-
coke beach, twelve miles south OF
Ocracoke life-saving station. The crew
were all safely landed. The cargo will
be a total loss, but the vessel may be
saved in q damaged condition. The
Baker Salvage Company sent assistance
10 the stranded vessel this afternoon.
This morning the committee appoint
ed to investigate the charges against
Captain Seth Foster. OF the oyster gun
boat Chesapeake, left for Mathews and
Gloucester counties TO continue the ex-
animation of witnesses. The commit
tee expect to finish this week.
Judge Charles l.. Stuart, of Alexan-
dria, and Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Daven-
port, of Richmond, and Mr.. j. ID. Muir
Tell, Of Lynchburg, are stopping at Vir-
ginia Beach.
Mr.. Merritt 7. Cooke was reelected
president Of the Common Council last
night
All Of the survivors OF Pickett's di-
vision from this section returned home
this morning. Several came yesterday
and all are delighted with the reception
and Inequalities enjoyed in Pennsyl-
vania.
A vessel loaded with Irish potatoes,
\ n
OF the county, capsized and sunk in
the Western branch yesterday, and
many barrels of stuff were lost.
Judge Robert W. Hughes has re-
turned from Alexandria, having held q
short session Of court there.
Judge Gunter, of Accomack, is ex-
pected here omorrow to hold q special
term Of the Circuit Court of Norfolk
county by request of Judge Hill.
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DICHMOND, FREDERICKSBlL-
II AND POTOMAC RAILROAD

THROUGH ALL-RAIL FAST-FRfiDi. .
TO AND FROM BALTIMORE, fHI.
DELpHiA. SEW YORK, AND
BASTERN AID Whsl.
ERN tltItS